177. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update as of November 2025 on the commencement date for the new 24-inpatient beds in Mallow General Hospital, and the opening of the last remaining floor; the services that will be provided on this floor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63718/25]
Topics / Hospital Facilities
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHospital Facilities
459 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
459
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451 written, 8 oral
100
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 26 |
| March 2025 | 36 |
| April 2025 | 29 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 27 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 39 |
| April 2026 | 30 |
| May 2026 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 17 |
| October 2026 | 20 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
197. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that when the new wing of St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick, is open, the existing section of the hospital that is in use continues to be operational given this was extensively refurbished in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64159/25]
360. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if HSE estates has received a site survey for telecommunications works at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64270/25]
954. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an urgent update on the proposed resolution, for the maternity ward in University Hospital Kerry and its proximity to the operating theatre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62746/25]
1052. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to replace equipment in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63226/25]
1053. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to upgrade facilities in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63227/25]
1054. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in appointing staff in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63228/25]
1072. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the amount raised through parking charges at car parks in hospitals across the State from 2023 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [63279/25]
1134. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health for an update on capital projects related to hospital infrastructure, including a timeline for completion for new hospital builds and extensions. [63758/25]
461. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason Kerry patients continue to be transferred to community hospitals and nursing homes in Cork and Limerick and as far away as County Offaly while the brand-new Killarney Community Hospital remains closed and beds remain closed in West Kerry Community Hospital and Kenmare Community Hospital; her views on whether this is acceptable; and if she will make a…
467. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of the design teams for the development of the new bed blocks at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62523/25]
1070. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if operating theatre capacity for orthopaedic surgery in Cork hospitals is currently being fully utilised; if not, the reasons why; whether staff shortages or bed pressures are contributing to under-use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61826/25]
1101. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if the blood test department in St Vincent’s Hospital is going to close; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61969/25]
447. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently operational at the Central Mental Hospital; if there are plans to expand this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60745/25]
169. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the number of new critical care beds delivered in 2024 and to date in 2025, by site, in tabular form. [60244/25]
197. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for the old community hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60372/25]
198. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently open all beds in West Kerry Community Hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60373/25]
1892. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to combat the ongoing misuse of the oncology car park by non-oncology patients in HSE hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59059/25]
1925. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the proposed new ESS Modular Build at Mallow General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59213/25]
1949. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are plans for a treatment facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59337/25]
1974. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the hospitals in the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group have any unauthorised developments, or buildings without planning permissions in place on any of the hospital sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59464/25]
769. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of acute inpatient beds in each public hospital, by hospital and health region, in tabular form. [56660/25]
771. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of acute psychiatric inpatient beds, by location and health region, in tabular form. [56662/25]
772. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of acute psychiatric inpatient beds delivered to date in 2025, by site and health region; and the number scheduled for delivery in the remaining months of 2025, in tabular form. [56663/25]
773. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of post-acute specialist beds delivered to date in 2025, by site and health region; and the number scheduled for delivery in the remaining months of 2025, in tabular form. [56664/25]